Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-04-30
DAKOTA.

The last saloon 81 springfield closed Its
doors last week,
DeSmet thinks it will get the Manitobs
road this year.
More corn will be grown In NsCoek county
this year than ever before.
Oldham Is the suggestive name OF q new
town In kings6ury county.
A 900 pound bell has been placed In the
tower Of the Methodist church ut Bridge
water.
Frank Purdy, OF Alexandria. recently killed
a wild goose which weighed twenty-eight
pounds.
The Carthage band boys cleared enough
from a recent entertainment to pay for their
instruments.
A. l.. Henry, editor Ct the Rcdfeld Dis
patch, las been appointed clerk OF the court
for 81 lax county.
e.. Cummings, of Rapid City, has given
bonds of $500 as an assurance that he won't
whip his wife any more.
1t now begins t look as though Sioux Falls
would have a board OF trade and a genuin,
chamber of commerce.
The heavy rain Of Sunday night had the
effect 20 stop the prairie fires which were
in the vicinity Of Blunt.
Last weeks Tyndall Times contained a
four-paged supplement consisting OF all ex-
tended write UP Of the town.
Hughes county enjoyed heavy rains last
week. The farmers have about finished sccd
ing and look for immense crops.
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Forks for stealing horses and wagon from
Ole Nelson of Rossyille, Mimi.
A change Ia the postoflice at Kimball is
said to be on hand. D. G. Grippen goes out
and probably Ben Oehsner goes in.
John ID. Vaughn, connected with the Dead
wood fines EN- years ago, is now private Sec
rotary to Coy. Adams Of Colorado.
Wickedness sometimes occurs outside Of
large cities. DR.. Reinert Of Howard was re-
Gently knocked down and robbed Of $50.
Allen MCKINNEY, q real estate agent 81
Clark, has left town and is pursued by a war
rant charging him with embezzling 5000.
Bismarck anticipates sand storms as . re-
suit Of the food, which deposited acres of
Missouri river sediment on the bottom lands
Raymond presents a profitable field for All
experienced physician. There is no physician
nearer than Clark or Doland, twelve miles dis
tant.
f. G. Whitbeck was reelected chief Of the
Grand Forks FIRE department. Star Hose
company viii be sent to the Wahpeton tour
nament.
Gov. Church has decided to organize TWO
companies Of calvary TO patrol the Turtle
mountain and look after Indians and stock
thieves.
Guy Rimer, a little eight. year old son OF
Sol. Rimer OF Blunt, fell from a horse on sun
Cay and sustained severe injuries about the
head and face.
Prairie fires during the recent winds burned
out several farmers in Clark county. There
is strong talk Of arresting the parties who
started them.
Some jamestown citizens want to Know
why the school board sold the sos, 200 school
bonds to a Chicago bank at $lC4. 70, when a
local bank tf red $105.2.
The Brookline Mining and Milling company,
capital 81, 250,C00, has been organized in
Deadwood. The company's property is lsoat-
ed in the Carbonate camp.
Secretary Endicott has ordered the COM
mandant at Fort Yates to issue supplies OF
food and clothing 10 seventy-six food suffer
ers on the bottom lands.
The body OF the doctor drowned at Run
ming Water last year, was found the other
day by an Indian just above Bon Homme
island. Niobrara friends took the remains.
George w. johnson, who was indicted at
Webster for the n.ctder Of Charles Miller al
Bristol last November, plead guilty and was
sentenced TO hard labor in the penitentiary
for life.
Prairie fires have been very destructive
about Huron. A farmer named Malopey and
his sister Kate were burned to death while
trying to protect their home aud stock from
the flames.
Extensive preparations are being made At
Sioux Falls Tor the entertainment Of the
grand lodge OF the Oriental Order OF Hunili-
ty, which convenes at that place next month.
At least 5000 are expected.
The losses by the burning Of the Garfield
house at Glendale are on the building, q, 900,
and On the furniture $1,000. A policy OF
81 800 Is held in the Mutual Of Huron and Of
81 900 in the Continental Of New York.
Fargo's city council has granted the Duluth
Fargo and Black Hills railway the right to en-
ter the city over certain streets. The com.
pany has one year In which to comply with
the provisions Of the grant and promises to
meet all its terms within six months.
About tweIve car loads OF Russian immi-
grants have arrived Ia Glendale during last
week. All Of them are locating In the Coteau
region, some going TO the northern extremity
Of Mcintosh county and Others the head.
waters OF Beaver creek, in Logan county.
A Fargo tailor in a Fargo paper advertises
that one of bis numerous customers who or
dered suits from him one day recently left q
gold watch ard chain In his shop, and h,
wants the owner to call and identity tie prop
erty.
Miss Seba 0ewell, who has been pestmis-
tress In Norfolk since the establishment OF
the Office three years ago, has been removed
because her father Is a Republican
Mrs. Helen NJ. Briggs is the new postmis.
tress.
The Merchants National bank at Deadwood